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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Have you talked about what love is, what crushes feel like, what triggers biological sexual responses, what forms the foundation of a solid relationship, what the difference is between a friend and a lover, etc.?  I think some kids get confused these days with all the media they have access to -- if something arouses them, they try to fit that arousal into a broader cause and effect chain than is accurate under the circumstances. They want every piece of the puzzle to tell them what the full picture is, but it takes more experience and more pieces of the puzzle to get the full picture.

When most of us think back to 14, we laugh at what we thought of ourselves then.[/quote]

Would you be saying that if this girl said she had a crush on a boy? Probably not.

Establishing a higher standard for “proving” that someone is not straight is homophobic. Plain and simple.[/quote]

You completely misread me. None of what I wrote was gender specific. Take a deep breath and stop expecting the worst from everyone.[/quote]

Again — would you say the same thing if the kid said they were straight? [/quote]

Yes, of course, absolutely. This is the stuff sex ed leaves out. [/quote]

Just clarifying. Many people who are homophobic say exactly what you did about LGBTQ kids so I wanted to be sure.[/quote]

I honestly don't think you read the words I wrote. You are interpreting it through a specific lens, and don't seem to see that there is nothing specific to gender or orientation in those words. They are universal.[/quote]

DP here. I think it was the “kids get confused” thing. At least that bothered me, when I was a young teen coming out with feelings of attraction to the same sex - my parents told me I was “confused”.
Instead of exploring it I swept it under the rug. I married a guy, had kids, and now 27 years later I am divorced and with a woman.
It is clear now that was “confused” was not the right word.[/quote]

+1[/quote]

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